Introducing Telegram Stars
Telegram Stars is a virtual currency that users can use to support content creators and purchase digital goods and services within the Telegram ecosystem on Antistock. Just to note, Telegram uses third-party payment processors to facilitate secure and effortless purchases of Telegram Stars.
When you start accepting Telegram Stars as a form of payment on your website, you'll receive these payments straight to your own Telegram account without Antistock holding or processing funds on your behalf.
To get started with accepting Telegram Stars payments on the Antistock platform, you'll first want to create your own Telegram Bot and connect the required details here: https://dash.antistock.io/integrations/telegram-bots.
Tip: Your business instantly unlocks access to a market of over 400 million customers that actively use the Telegram platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
Enable Telegram Stars
To enable Telegram Stars as a payment type on your website, you'll first want to verify that you've created a custom hosted Telegram bot:
Once you've been able to create and bring your custom hosted Telegram bot online with the Antistock platform, there isn't much left to begin accepting payments with Telegram Stars.
In fact, the next step will automatically bring payments via Telegram Stars online without additional steps. To start accepting payments:
Visit your payments dashboard or copy and paste this link into your browser: https://dash.antistock.io/settings/shop/payments.
Tap on the Telegram Stars modal and enter your custom hosted Telegram bot username (e.g., astck_pay).
Save your payment integration settings by tapping the "Save Settings" button within the modal.
... and you're all set. Your custom Telegram bot should now be online and start processing payments with the Antistock platform once you enable Telegram Stars as a payment type for your digital products. You can edit per payment gateway settings via your products dashboard.
Nice To Knows
Pricing for Telegram Stars varies based on the customer region. We've noticed that customers who pay in Euros pay on average a slightly higher percentage than customers who pay in US Dollars.
Businesses may not see direct withdrawal options for Telegram Stars unless they reach a minimum of 1,000 stars and have an active balance after the Telegram imposed 21-day payment hold.
If you're experiencing issues with your custom hosted Telegram bot, we recommend connecting directly with your Account Manager. If your business does not have an assigned Account Manager, you'd want to contact our Business Support team.
Frequently Asked Questions